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in Ontario, CA
LVN - Outpatient - Family Medicine-Regular Clinic - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | Ontario, California |
About this job
Provides nursing care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse, utilizes observational skills to assess nursing intervention & assists medical staff to insure optimal patient care w/in established policies, procedures & standards.
Essential Functions:
* Upholds KP's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws.
* Exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, & co-workers; shows courtesy, compassion, & respect; conforms to the critical srv standards established for the Dept & the medical group.
* Provides therapeutic patient care in accordance w/the patients established by the physician & a registered nurse w/in scope of practice.
* Transcribes physician's orders as directed by policy.
* Communicates directly w/registered nurse to institute changes in plan of care; assists w/& contributes to development of nursing care.
* Give specified medication orally, hypodermically, intramuscularly & topically.
* Executes treatments such as urinary catheterizations, bladder irrigations & installations, suctioning procedures, throat irrigations & enemas & utilizing equipment as required.
* Performs related patient care functions such as taking temperature, pulse, respiration & blood pressure readings; applying & removing dressings; may instruct patient in various self-administered treatments or procedures; obtains specimens; assures correct culture collection.
* Assists physician or other medical staff personnel w/examinations & treatments by selecting & passing instruments, providing support & restraint to patient, draping & other assistance as directed or required.
* W/in scope, evaluates patient's condition by observing signs, symptoms, & reactions to therapy, to identify unexpected &/or significant findings, initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary & reports unusual conditions to the registered nurse as established by policy & procedure in a timely manner; maintains intravenous flow rate, notifies R.N. of any problems & discontinues needles, except intra-cath & CVP lines.
* Identifies learning barriers.
* Documents patient signs, symptoms, observations & therapeutic treatments to patient's medical record.
* Ensures cleanliness of nursing module, patient room, & environment & proper functioning of patient care equipment by visual inspection, routine testing, & other related methods.
* Provides a safe & therapeutic environment for patients & staff.
* Utilizes effective verbal & non-verbal forms of communication.
* Performs in other areas or units to which assigned as required by nursing administration to provide & maintain the established standards of care & safety.
* Participates in staff meetings & in-srv programs.
* Assists in ordering & distribution of module supplies & equipment.
* Accepts verbal & telephone orders from physician.
* Administers pulse oximetry, humidification therapy, spirometer, oxygen therapy via mask or nasal cannula, oral, nasal & trach suctioning & sputum induction.
* Promotes, ensures, & improves customer srv to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent w/the organization's philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations & quality srv.
* Performs other related duties as required.
* Age Related Competencies: Skills assessments & validations are utilized to ensure that employees providing patient care to specific age groups (i.e. infants, adolescents, elderly, etc.) are proficient in identifying the special needs & behaviors associated w/a particular patient population.
* Assume other activities & responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* Six (6) months of recent medical office or acute care LVN experience.
* Then if unable to fill: Current LVN license, BCLS Certification and successful completion of internal Kaiser New Graduate LVN program.
Education
* N/A.
License, Certification, Registration
* Current LVN License.
* BCLS certification.
Additional Requirements:
* Extraordinary customer relations and quality service are critical to our success.
* We seek candidates who can demonstrate these skills and are dedicated to providing the highest quality of service to our health plan members.
Preferred Qualifications:
* N/A.
Notes:
* This is an On Call position, days and hours may vary according to departmental need
* May work evenings and weekends as necessary
* Wll work all areas of primary care to include family medicine, urgent care, internal medicine, pediatrics, allergy clinic, treatment room and message center.
Essential Functions:
* Upholds KP's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws.
* Exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, & co-workers; shows courtesy, compassion, & respect; conforms to the critical srv standards established for the Dept & the medical group.
* Provides therapeutic patient care in accordance w/the patients established by the physician & a registered nurse w/in scope of practice.
* Transcribes physician's orders as directed by policy.
* Communicates directly w/registered nurse to institute changes in plan of care; assists w/& contributes to development of nursing care.
* Give specified medication orally, hypodermically, intramuscularly & topically.
* Executes treatments such as urinary catheterizations, bladder irrigations & installations, suctioning procedures, throat irrigations & enemas & utilizing equipment as required.
* Performs related patient care functions such as taking temperature, pulse, respiration & blood pressure readings; applying & removing dressings; may instruct patient in various self-administered treatments or procedures; obtains specimens; assures correct culture collection.
* Assists physician or other medical staff personnel w/examinations & treatments by selecting & passing instruments, providing support & restraint to patient, draping & other assistance as directed or required.
* W/in scope, evaluates patient's condition by observing signs, symptoms, & reactions to therapy, to identify unexpected &/or significant findings, initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary & reports unusual conditions to the registered nurse as established by policy & procedure in a timely manner; maintains intravenous flow rate, notifies R.N. of any problems & discontinues needles, except intra-cath & CVP lines.
* Identifies learning barriers.
* Documents patient signs, symptoms, observations & therapeutic treatments to patient's medical record.
* Ensures cleanliness of nursing module, patient room, & environment & proper functioning of patient care equipment by visual inspection, routine testing, & other related methods.
* Provides a safe & therapeutic environment for patients & staff.
* Utilizes effective verbal & non-verbal forms of communication.
* Performs in other areas or units to which assigned as required by nursing administration to provide & maintain the established standards of care & safety.
* Participates in staff meetings & in-srv programs.
* Assists in ordering & distribution of module supplies & equipment.
* Accepts verbal & telephone orders from physician.
* Administers pulse oximetry, humidification therapy, spirometer, oxygen therapy via mask or nasal cannula, oral, nasal & trach suctioning & sputum induction.
* Promotes, ensures, & improves customer srv to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent w/the organization's philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations & quality srv.
* Performs other related duties as required.
* Age Related Competencies: Skills assessments & validations are utilized to ensure that employees providing patient care to specific age groups (i.e. infants, adolescents, elderly, etc.) are proficient in identifying the special needs & behaviors associated w/a particular patient population.
* Assume other activities & responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* Six (6) months of recent medical office or acute care LVN experience.
* Then if unable to fill: Current LVN license, BCLS Certification and successful completion of internal Kaiser New Graduate LVN program.
Education
* N/A.
License, Certification, Registration
* Current LVN License.
* BCLS certification.
Additional Requirements:
* Extraordinary customer relations and quality service are critical to our success.
* We seek candidates who can demonstrate these skills and are dedicated to providing the highest quality of service to our health plan members.
Preferred Qualifications:
* N/A.
Notes:
* This is an On Call position, days and hours may vary according to departmental need
* May work evenings and weekends as necessary
* Wll work all areas of primary care to include family medicine, urgent care, internal medicine, pediatrics, allergy clinic, treatment room and message center.